NEW DELHI • Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decision to scrap autonomy for Kashmir after imposing an unprecedented lockdown across the region was set to be tested yesterday at the United Nations Security Council.
The United Nations Security Council was expected to hold a closed-door meeting after China backed Pakistan's call for the international body to discuss India's decision on the disputed Muslim-majority state. The last time the full Security Council met to discuss the Himalayan region was in 1965. Restrictions on movement of people and communications will be gradually eased in the next few days, Mr B.V.R. Subrahmanyam Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir, said at a press conference yesterday in Srinigar. Telephone lines were to start functioning in phases from yesterday night, he said.
The Indian government was to reopen the Jammu and Kashmir secretariat and other government offices yesterday, while easing other restrictions would depend on developments after yesterday's prayers, the Press Trust of India reported.
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